2017 Student Essay Contest

1. What are the best reasons to reject the idea that pro-life is pro-woman? How do you address those objections?

2. What does it mean to be "pro-woman" in 2017 America? How widely is this definition shared among contemporary Americans?

Requirement: The maximum length for all submissions is 2000 words.

Recognition: The top three submissions overall, as selected anonymously by the members of CLAY, will be read by their authors during the conference, and their authors will be awarded with cash prizes (see below). Winning entries will be posted online after the conference, with the express permission of their authors.​1st Place: $2502nd Place: $1503rd Place: $75.

Submission deadline: Monday, September 27, 2017. Send any inquiries and submissions to sherry.morgenstern@yale.edu.

For the purposes of this contest, we will define "young alumni" as those who completed their undergraduate degree in 2015 or later.